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fs.futimes() Method

Don’t start fs.futimes() Method with jargon. Start with read a big CSV. That is the whole point.

Do fs.futimes() Method once by hand. createReadStream. Change one input. Say the new result out loud.

Skip fs.futimes() Method and loading the whole file into RAM shows up in an upload job.

Kabir ships fs.futimes() Method in an upload job. That is the use case worth saying.

fs.futimes() Method trap — loading the whole file into RAM. Kabir loses marks for that every viva.

Place fs.futimes() Method next to nearby Node.js work — createReadStream is the link.

Viva for fs.futimes() Method — what it is → createReadStream → the mistake (loading the whole file into RAM).

Exam tip

For fs.futimes() Method: definition + an upload job + one failure.

Example

const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");

const file = path.join(__dirname || ".", "demo.txt");
fs.writeFileSync(file, "hello node\n");
const text = fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8");
console.log(text.trim());
fs.unlinkSync(file);

fs.futimes() Method — fs reads/writes files. Prefer promises/async APIs in real apps.

Short notes

Deffs.futimes() Method — Kabir uses it for read a big CSV in an upload job.
Rulefs.futimes() Method → createReadStream.
Rememberfs.futimes() Method + npm (an upload job).
Usefs.futimes() Method in an upload job (read a big CSV).
Trapfs.futimes() Method — loading the whole file into RAM.
Exfs.futimes() Method → read a big CSV.

const fs = require("fs"); const path = require("path"); const file = path.join(__dirname || ".", "demo.txt"); fs.writeFileSync(file, "hello node\n"); const text = fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8"); console.log(text.trim()); fs.unlinkSync(file);

fs.futimes() Method

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